JAKARTA: Indonesian security forces jumped out of helicopters and abseiled down the side of a high-rise in a counter-terrorism drill in Jakarta on Wednesday, as preparations for this month’s Asian Games gathered momentum.
Southeast Asia’s biggest nation is readying to host more than 100,000 athletes and spectators at the event, which is set to run from August 18 to September 2, guarded by tens of thousands of police and military personnel.
Special forces simulated a militant attack and a hostage situation at the main stadium complex after the country suffered its deadliest militant attacks in more than a decade in May.
Since a spate of suicide bombings in the second biggest city of Surabaya killed about 30 people, including several attackers, counter-
terrorism police looking
to defuse homegrown radicalism have detained nearly 250 suspected militants and killed 21.
“These arrests are part
of the process of our hosting and preparing for the
Asian Games,” said national police spokesman Setyo
Wasisto, adding that police were also cracking down on petty crime and traffic violations.
Pakistan legend player Sana Mir. — x/TheRealPCB ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council has appointed...
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi reacts during the T20 World Cup final against England, on November 13, 2022, at the...
Marcus Stoinis led Lucknow to victory with a brilliant innings. — AFP FileNEW DELHI: Marcus Stoinis’s desire to...
The flags of the International Hockey Federation and Olympics flutter with the air in this undated photo. —...
National team Head Coach Roelant Oltmans. - PHFISLAMABAD: National team Head Coach Roelant Oltmans lamented missing a...
Training session in progress. — x/TheRealPCBLAHORE: Hosts Pakistan will look to bounce back in the series when they...